Seeing the name of this city makes me realize, for the first time, that Sim City 2000's tile set seems heavily inspired by the American Southwest. The mountains in this screenshot even look like the kind I've rode past many times before in my life.
I don't believe this was done for technical reasons (IIRC, Sim City 2000 is VGA only), so that means they consciously chose this sort of look. Sim City 3000 would go for a bland, grassy look, and I bounced off of it so hard that I never played later entries to see if they had other environment options.
This leads me to wonder if the reason Sim City 2000 has endured isn't just because of how it balances the sim aspects with gameplay, but also because of its distinct tile set. It certainly might explain why I have such a huge soft spot for this game, given I've lived a significant chunk of my life in the Southwest.